The Zillow story can’t stay down. This time it’s the Grey Lady herself, the New York Times weighing in, saying that the complaint is racially motivated.
Zillow.com, the Web site that provides free home valuations, has been accused by a coalition of community activist groups of undervaluing the homes in black and Latino neighborhoods.
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Technorati has seen a big bump in the number of posts since this story first came out. Unfortunately, the story shows no signs of going away either.
Los Angeles Times is the latest major media outlet to pick up on this story today.
In the tech media, CNET News has the story. So does Ars Technica.
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CNN has picked up the Zillow story about the NCRC complaint today.
I’m not surprised. This story was bound to get picked up by the big media. It’s timely and the issue of home valuations is an emotional one, especially right now when it’s announced Tuesday that the US house price fall was the steepest since [...]
John Cook reports that Zillow has gotten itself into hot water about its home valuations:
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that promotes equal access to credit and capital for underserved communities, has filed a 12-page complaint (PDF) against Zillow with the Federal Trade Commission.
You can read the full complaint here. [PDF]
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